Glass
Eye pix introduces Ti West, SVA student of RIVER OF GRASS director
Kelly Reichardt. Ti West showed early promise as a master of the hand-held
horror genre, with the three 16mm shorts aleady under his belt: PREY,
THE WICKED and INFESTED. While he was interning with Glass Eye Pix
during the cutting of the NO TELLING DVD, West and Fessenden plotted
to make a scare flick together one day. Two years later, THE ROOST
was completed.

THE
ROOST is produced by Susan Leber, formerly of MARGARITA HAPPY HOUR.
The Associate Producer, James (Monsterpants) McKenney, is also the
mastermind behind the Glass Eye Pix production, THE OFF SEASON. Special
Visual Effects are in the hands of Glass Eye Pix Art Director Brahm
Revel, formally of various WENDIGO projects. Director of Photography
is Eric Robbins, Makeup is by Daniel J. Mazikowski. Digital Effects
are provided by Quiet
Man and coordinated by Glenn McQuaid. The film was photographed
in glorious super 16mm.

Right off the bat, Ti Westęs –The Roost” reminds me of what a
guy named Rob Zombie was trying to do with his first feature film,
House of 1000 Corpses. Good intentions aside, Zombieęs movie devolved
into a big, nonsensical music video stew, where Ti Westęs effort,
for lack of a better term, keeps it real. –The Roost” is geared to
make your Halloween nights all the more creepier.

Due to a bit of car trouble, four friends find themselves stuck
out in the middle of nowhere with a spooky old barn their only choice
of sanctuary. Yep, you guessed it, these four friends are in some
deep caca as this night of terror turns up one dead body after another.
Oh yeah, and Tom Noonan plays a Crypt Keeper type horror host that
checks in here and there to make sure the audience is still along
for the ride. Gotta love the Noonan.

Itęs clear right away that –The Roost” is no hack job. Itęs made
by people who have a major love for the genre and generally anything
that goes bump in the night. The influence of the 80s horror video
age is obvious, but what stands out more is the look and feel of a
Halloween horror attraction. Sitting through –The Roost” is like taking
a nice, long walk through a haunted maze on Halloween night. Those
who enjoy frequenting attractions like this will find much to love
in –The Roost”. Itęs a great date movie, too! -- Eric Campos,
Film
Threat